Flight of Richard C. duPont. Near this site on September 21, 1933, Richard C. duPont was launched from Afton Mountain in his Bowlus sail-plane, Albatross. Four hours and fifty minutes later he landed at Frederick, Maryland, establishing a United States distance record for sail planing of 121.6 miles, almost double the previous U.S. record of 66 miles.

Rockfish Gap, Afton, VA, United States

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